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/*
 * This file is based on code from the Apache Harmony Project.
 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules/luni/src/main/java/java/io/Closeable.java
 */

package java.io;

/**
 * Closeable represents the source or destination of some data which can be
 * called its close method to release resources it holds.
 */
public interface Closeable {

    /**
     * Close the object and release any system resources it holds. If the object
     * has been close, then invoke this method has no effect.
     *
     * @throws IOException
     *             if any error raises when closing the object.
     */
    public void close() throws java.io.IOException;
}